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Election Day, Nov. 3

Mississippi: every race on the ballot

The U.S. Senate, governor and U.S. House races on the Mississippi ballot, and the Democrat running in each.

Statewide

  1. U.S. SenateLikely R

    Scott Colom (D) vs. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

    Now held by Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) · PVI R+11. Also on the ballot: Ty Pinkins (Independent).

U.S. House

  1. U.S. House, MS-1Solid R

    Cliff Johnson (D) vs. Trent Kelly (R)

    Now held by Trent Kelly (R) · PVI R+18. Also on the ballot: Johnny Baucom (Libertarian).

    Counties in this district (21)

    Alcorn County, Benton County, Calhoun County, Chickasaw County, Choctaw County, Clay County, DeSoto County, Itawamba County, Lafayette County, Lee County, Lowndes County, Marshall County, Monroe County, Oktibbeha County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Tate County, Tippah County, Tishomingo County, Union County, Webster County

  2. U.S. House, MS-2Solid D

    Bennie Thompson (D) vs. Ron Eller (R)

    Now held by Bennie Thompson (D) · PVI D+11. Also on the ballot: Bennie Foster (Independent).

    Counties in this district (30)

    Adams County, Amite County, Attala County, Bolivar County, Carroll County, Claiborne County, Coahoma County, Copiah County, Franklin County, Grenada County, Hinds County, Holmes County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Jefferson County, Leake County, Leflore County, Madison County, Montgomery County, Panola County, Quitman County, Sharkey County, Sunflower County, Tallahatchie County, Tunica County, Warren County, Washington County, Wilkinson County, Yalobusha County, Yazoo County

  3. U.S. House, MS-3Solid R

    Michael Chiaradio (D) vs. Michael Guest (R)

    Now held by Michael Guest (R) · PVI R+14. Also on the ballot: Erik Kiehle (Libertarian).

    Counties in this district (22)

    Clarke County, Covington County, Jasper County, Jefferson Davis County, Jones County, Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Marion County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Noxubee County, Oktibbeha County, Pike County, Rankin County, Scott County, Simpson County, Smith County, Walthall County, Winston County

  4. U.S. House, MS-4Solid R

    Jeffrey Hulum III (D) vs. Mike Ezell (R)

    Now held by Mike Ezell (R) · PVI R+21. Also on the ballot: Carl Boyanton (Independent).

    Counties in this district (12)

    Forrest County, George County, Greene County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Jackson County, Jones County, Lamar County, Pearl River County, Perry County, Stone County, Wayne County

Nominees from Wikipedia's Mississippi election tables; race ratings from the Cook Political Report; counties matched to districts with the Census Bureau's 2020 district file; checked Today, 7:41 PM ET. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

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